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- News 25 June 2014 New Publication on investment in large-scale, grid-connected solar power in Africa released Solar power in Africa is on its way to becoming a market-based commodity. Significant reductions in the cost of photovoltaic (PV) panels and a 400 percent increase in oil prices since the 1990s have changed the competiveness of solar PV in all markets, ranging from individual households to mini-grids and grid-connected installations. As a result, the market for large-scale, grid-connected PV plants is rapidly emerging throughout Africa, as production costs are currently competitive with large…
- News 7 March 2014 URC participates in the Oikos Academy 2014 lecture series 4 March 2014 - Oikos Academy is organizing its Spring lecture series from 18 February to 29 April at the Copenhagen Business School. Addressing the theme of 'Businesses and the use of resources in a (climate) changing world,' the series entails two introductory sessions, three real-life business cases on Wind, Waste and Water, and one plenary session. The lecture series is provided by business organizations & professors on how climate change affects business and the use of resources. …
- News 20 December 2013 Second capacity building workshop under FIRM held in Vietnam Hai Phong, 16 – 18 December 2013 – The 2nd Capacity Building Workshop on Low Carbon Development (LCDS) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) was held from 16 to 18 December 2013 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The workshop was hosted by Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (DMHCC) at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and supported by UNEP and UNEP Risø Centre under the Facilitating Implementation Readiness for Mitigation (FIRM) project. …
- News 8 July 2013 5th Africa Carbon Forum promotes access to low-carbon development Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 5 July 2013 – The ground has been prepared for scaled up participation by Africa in carbon markets, a development that could benefit the continent and the climate as a result, participants in the fifth Africa Carbon Forum in Abidjan heard this week. Despite a strong headwind, in the form of low prices paid for certified emission reductions (CERs), steady improvements in the Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) and the possibility of new…
- News 6 June 2013 New Publication: Perspective Series 2013 - Elements of a New Climate Agreement by 2015 The first paper in this publication frames the global mitigation challenge based on the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2012. The five other articles address key elements of a new climate agreement; emissions from international aviation, a vision for carbon markets up to 2020 and beyond, how green growth strategies can address the emissions gap, redesign of a REDD+ mechanism in response to the crisis of global deforestation and how NAMAs in Southern Africa can reconcile the gap between local and…
- News 13 November 2012 Pacific Countries Attend the Carbon Expo Australasia 2012 in Melbourne A delegation of 12 representatives from Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea participated in the Carbon Expo Australasia 2012 held during 7-9 November 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. The participation of this delegation at the Carbon Expo Australasia 2012 was organised by the UNEP Risø Centre (URC) as part of the regional CDM capacity building activity for Pacific region under the ACP MEA project. The Pacific delegation at the Carbon Expo conducted a workshop and…
- News 27 September 2012 Danida Fellowship course on ‘Green Growth and Carbon Markets’ held in Copenhagen The course explored green energy and carbon market business opportunities in developing countries within a climate change and development context. Aimed at business managers and entrepreneurs, the course was attended by 15 participants from Bhutan, Kenya, Indonesia and Ghana who learnt about development of business opportunities and new markets within the energy sector as well as in the fast developing global carbon market. The course was conducted by facilitators from UNEP Risø Centre …
- News 12 July 2012 First Round of CDM Loan Scheme reveals great interest for CDM projects The CDM Loan Scheme received applications from 42 projects in 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. Africa had the bulk of applications, with 29 coming from the continent. The loan scheme is run jointly by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Risø Centre. It provides interest-free loans for CDM projects in LDCs, as well as…